Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer

Join Relativity Space as a Senior Mechanisms Systems Engineer, where you will be responsible for the design and delivery of complex mechanical systems that enable launch-vehicle flight, landing, and reusability. You will lead system-level design and integration, guide requirements, architecture, and verification across hardware and software interfaces, and coordinate the design, manufacturing, integration, and test schedules for complex mechanism systems. This role requires a strong technical background in mechanical or aerospace engineering, with experience in actuator systems, flight mechanisms, or thrust vector control.

• Lead system-level design and integration for large, cross-discipline mechanism systems, guiding requirements, architecture, and verification.
• Drive development tests, functional verification, and flight readiness by authoring test plans, executing tests, and establishing success criteria.
• Coordinate the design, manufacturing, integration, and test schedules for complex mechanism systems, taking hands-on ownership of emergent challenges.
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to communicate complex concepts across engineering and leadership audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field and 5+ years of relevant experience in design, manufacturing, assembly, or test of complex mechanical or electromechanical systems
• Demonstrated experience balancing requirements, cost, and schedule while driving system integration and verification
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary projects and deliver on ambitious schedules
• Background in actuator systems, flight mechanisms, or thrust vector control
• Experience with motor-control tuning and model-based design using MATLAB/Simulink
• Experience with integrated hardware/software testing and verification
• Familiarity with reusability and rapid-iteration development environments